When you give, give from the place of the heart because it is the right thing to do, not the easy thing to do.

It pays to be a fee fiend.

It's only when we give to ourselves as passionately as we give of ourselves that we create the life we want and deserve.

I have never been a fan of bond funds. Unlike a direct investment in an individual bond that you can hold to maturity and be assured you will get your principal back (assuming no default), a fund has no finite maturity date and most funds are actively traded.

Consider a 15- or 20-year fixed-rate mortgage instead of a 30-year, if you can afford the monthly payments - they may not be as high as you think.

If the only way you can build an emergency fund is to pay the minimum due on your credit card, that is what you need to do.

Liking who you are and liking what you do can make you an incredibly successful person.